Lecturer / Senior Lecturer (One Position) - Department of Statistics - Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The incumbent will be responsible for:

• Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses; 
• Mentoring and supervising postgraduate students; 
• Actively conducting independent and collaborative research and publishing research outputs in accredited journals; 
• Developing and/or expanding collaboration with academics internationally; 
• Initiating and delivering specialist courses at national and international levels; 
• Actively participating in administrative duties within the Department. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Lecturer:

• A Master’s degree in Statistics that includes a credit-bearing research dissertation and credit-bearing coursework consisting of core components that align with the required responsibilities of the incumbent; 
• An indication of an emerging research career with evidence of accredited publications in core components of the discipline contributing to the literature and scientific field of statistics; at least one recent publication in statistics in an accredited peer viewed journal; 
• Enrolled for a PhD degree in Statistics with proof of significant progress with the study; 
• Evidence of papers presented at national conferences; 

Proven competency and experience are required in:

• Teaching statistics modules and courses at both undergraduate postgraduate levels as a lecturer; 
• Advanced knowledge of at least one major statistical software programming language; 
• Implementation of efficient teaching models that would be applicable in the university setting.

Senior Lecturer (Same as for Lecturer, plus):

• A Doctoral degree in Statistics
• Proven record of curriculum development at the undergraduate and postgraduate level or other specialized professional courses; 
• Evidence of papers presented at national and international conferences; 
• Proven research publications in accredited journals, of which at least two in the mainstream statistical journals
• Proven practice of advanced fundamental and applied statistical methodology.
• Proven record of supervision of postgraduate statistical students 
• Evidence of supporting and participating in academic citizenship.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES (SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOURAL ATTRIBUTES):

Business acumen: 

• The ability to adhere to rules and strictly follow work regulations; 

Results orientated: 

• The ability to set high standards, establish tough goals and work to achieve success; 
• The ability to stick with tasks and overcome obstacles in completing tasks;
• Be reliable, responsible and dependable in fulfilling obligations; 
• The ability to deal calmly and effectively with conflict situations; 
• Good interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to function with ease in the UP's environment; 

Leadership:

• The ability to be cooperative with others, display a good-natured attitude and encourage people to work together; 
• The ability to manage diverse teams and ensure a sustainable outcome; 
• Recognized by peers as a scholar of high academic standing.

ADDED ADVANTAGES AND PREFERENCES:

In addition to the minimum requirements, the following will be an advantage.

Lecturer and Senior Lecturer:

• Evidence of the relevance, impact and contribution of current research projects to the discipline of Mathematical Statistics/Statistics
• Coordinating and teaching large classes of statistics service courses as well as core statistical modules.

Senior Lecturer:

• An NRF rating.